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A review by foreverinastory
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Damn. This was something else.
Rep: Chinese coded cast.
CWs: Addiction, blood, body shaming (especially for having darker skin), bullying, child abuse, child death, colonisation, cursing, death, drug abuse, drug use, emotional abuse, fire/fire injury, forced institutionalization/medical experimentation without consent, genocide, gore, grief, infertility, injury/injury detail, kidnapping, medical content, medical trauma, misogyny, murder, physical abuse, racial slurs, racism/colorism, rape, religious bigotry, sexism, sexual assault, sexual violence, torture, violence, war, xenophobia.
Rep: Chinese coded cast.
CWs: Addiction, blood, body shaming (especially for having darker skin), bullying, child abuse, child death, colonisation, cursing, death, drug abuse, drug use, emotional abuse, fire/fire injury, forced institutionalization/medical experimentation without consent, genocide, gore, grief, infertility, injury/injury detail, kidnapping, medical content, medical trauma, misogyny, murder, physical abuse, racial slurs, racism/colorism, rape, religious bigotry, sexism, sexual assault, sexual violence, torture, violence, war, xenophobia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia